Vial V for Vampires!

Modern Aggro Lifegain Mono-Black Tribal Vampires

Darro15

Creature (30)

• 2x Adaptive Automaton
• 4x Bloodghast
• 2x Bloodline Keeper  ^Flip
• 4x Captivating Vampire
• 4x Dark Confidant
• 2x Gatekeeper of Malakir
• 4x Vampire Nighthawk
• 4x Vampire Nocturnus
• 4x Viscera Seer

Land (21)

• 4x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 3x Cavern of Souls
• 4x Mutavault
• 7x Swamp
• 2x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Artifact (5)

• 4x Aether Vial
• 1x Sword of War and Peace

Sorcery (4)

• 4x Thoughtseize

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I have been working on thoughts for a vampire deck for a while. I thought Aether Vial seems a great choice for spitting them out. What makes Death and Taxes work so well is interaction, so I tried to make it as interactive as possible. I also wanted to make them harder to kill, especially with the rise of Forked Bolt. Here are my main thoughts:

Captivating Vampire , Adaptive Automaton - I feel that 3 drops are pretty important for vial decks. I feel these are good for vialing in to nullify a Lightning Bolt that targets any of my critical 3 toughness vamps.

Bloodghast + Viscera Seer - Awesome for refueling your hand or fixing Vampire Nocturnus

Mutavault + Bloodline Keeper makes hitting 5 vampires very attainable.

I'm trying to decide whether to mainboard any removal, or just try to hope that vialing in Vampire Nighthawk or casting Gatekeeper of Malakir are enought. Thoughts are appreciated!

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Key combos	Bloodghast + Viscera Seer Bloodline Keeper + Mutavault
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 0 Mythic Rares 26 - 0 Rares 6 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.28
Tokens	Vampire 2/2 B